ill-equipped
Example Sentences
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The problem is that the governance structures in these companies are adolescent at best, ill-equipped to handle their rapid rate of revenue growth, their evolving business models, and their swiftly changing capital structures.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Some officials and advisers point to Downing Street itself, as an institution, saying it is woefully ill-equipped and understaffed to run a modern government.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Most of his teachers were ill-equipped to handle his behavioral problems, later diagnosed as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
If you do end up with an ill-equipped manager, there are likely lessons to be learned from that experience, too, as you move to find a better fit elsewhere.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
The Turks were also fighting the Russians in the wild mountains of the Caucasus, where an ill-equipped Turkish army suffered severely as the opposing sides struck at each other again and again.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
